Bethlehem Fire Damages An Unoccupied Home Police

Fire officials said the report was received shortly before 1 a.m. The fire, they said, was likely sparked by heat from soldering done earlier to a pipe. The property owner, Gunersindo Morrales, of 1125 Mechanic St., had been remodeling the house, officials said.

The fire, officials said, began at a floor joist in the basement, extended to the first floor and burnt some flooring and sent smoke into a home next door, owned by Mary Radyguwski. Her home had $500 damage, according to officials.